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US 8035160 B2
patent document
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Recessed access device for a memory
Semiconductor memory devices having recessed access devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming the recessed access device includes forming a device recess in a substrate material that...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 502 |
US 8034315 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming devices comprising carbon nanotubes
Some embodiments include devices that contain bundles of CNTs. An undulating topography extends over the CNTs and within spaces between the CNTs. A global maximum lateral width is defined as the greatest...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 503 |
US 8034702 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming through substrate interconnects
A method of forming a through substrate interconnect includes forming a via into a semiconductor substrate. The via extends into semiconductive material of the substrate. A liquid dielectric is applied to line...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 504 |
US 8036058 B2
patent document
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Symmetrically operating single-ended input buffer devices and methods
Embodiments are described including those pertaining to an input buffer having first and second complementary input terminals. One such input buffer has a symmetrical response to a single input signal applied...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 505 |
US 8037378 B2
patent document
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Automatic test entry termination in a memory device
A memory device has a control register comprising a test mode disable bit. The test mode is initially enabled. If the device does not receive an appropriate key or command as the next command received, the test...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 506 |
US 8036035 B2
patent document
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Erase cycle counter usage in a memory device
Memory devices and methods are disclosed to facilitate adjustment of program voltages applied during a program operation based upon erase operation cycle counter values stored in the memory device. In one such...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 507 |
US 8035129 B2
patent document
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Integrated circuitry
This invention includes methods of forming layers comprising epitaxial silicon, and field effect transistors. In one implementation, a method of forming a layer comprising epitaxial silicon comprises...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 508 |
US 8035189 B2
patent document
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Semiconductor constructions
The invention includes methods of forming oxide structures under corners of transistor gate stacks and adjacent trenched isolation regions. Such methods can include exposure of a semiconductor material to steam...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 509 |
US 8037381 B2
patent document
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Error detection, documentation, and correction in a flash memory device
A memory device has an error documentation memory array that is separate from the primary memory array. The error documentation memory array stores data relating to over-programmed bits in the primary array....
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 510 |
US 8034516 B2
patent document
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Photomasks, methods of forming photomasks, and methods of photolithographically-patterning substrates
Some embodiments include methods of forming photomasks. A stack of at least three different materials is formed over a base. Regions of the stack are removed to leave a mask pattern over the base. The mask...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 511 |
US 8034655 B2
patent document
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Non-volatile resistive oxide memory cells, non-volatile resistive oxide memory arrays, and methods of forming non-volatile resistive oxide memory cells and memory arrays
A method of forming a non-volatile resistive oxide memory cell includes forming a first conductive electrode of the memory cell as part of a substrate. Insulative material is deposited over the first electrode....
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 512 |
US 8035142 B2
patent document
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Deuterated structures for image sensors and methods for forming the same
A pixel cell with a photo-conversion device and at least one structure includes a deuterated material adjacent the photo-conversion device.
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 513 |
US 8036019 B2
patent document
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Resistive memory
The present disclosure includes resistive memory devices and systems having resistive memory cells, as well as methods for operating the resistive memory cells. One memory device embodiment includes at least...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 514 |
US 8036334 B2
patent document
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Delay lock loop phase glitch error filter
A method and apparatus is provided for providing a phase glitch error filter for a delay lock loop. The device comprises a delay lock loop to provide an output signal based upon a phase difference between a...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 515 |
US 8035179 B2
patent document
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Packaged microelectronic imagers and methods of packaging microelectronic imagers
Microelectronic imagers, methods for packaging microelectronic imagers, and methods for forming electrically conductive through-wafer interconnects in microelectronic imagers are disclosed herein. In one...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 516 |
US 8034687 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming a plurality of transistor gates, and methods of forming a plurality of transistor gates having at least two different work functions
A method of forming a plurality of transistor gates having at least two different work functions includes forming first and second transistor gates over a substrate having different widths, with the first width...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 517 |
US 8036016 B2
patent document
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Maintenance process to enhance memory endurance
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to enhancing an operational lifespan of non-volatile memory.
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 518 |
US 8037446 B2
patent document
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Methods for defining evaluation points for optical proximity correction and optical proximity correction methods including same
Methods are disclosed for defining evaluation points for use in optical proximity correction of a rectangular target geometry. A method for defining evaluation points for use in optical proximity correction of...
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11-Oct-2011 |
| 519 |
US 2011/0242878 A1
patent application
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Methods for operating memory elements
Methods for measuring the resistance of multiple memory elements are disclosed. The memory elements may be multi-bit memory and through precise measurement of resistance of the multi-bit memory elements,...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 520 |
US 2011/0241205 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor with through-substrate interconnect
Semiconductor devices are described that have a metal interconnect extending vertically through a portion of the device to the back side of a semiconductor substrate. A top region of the metal interconnect is...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 521 |
US 2011/0241041 A1
patent application
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Light emitting diode thermally enhanced cavity package and method of manufacture
Several embodiments of light emitting diode packaging configurations including a substrate with a cavity are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cavity is formed on a substrate to contain an LED and phosphor...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 522 |
US 2011/0241096 A1
patent application
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Isolation regions
Methods and apparatus are provided. An isolation region is formed by lining a trench formed in a substrate with a first dielectric layer by forming the first dielectric layer adjoining exposed substrate...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 523 |
US 2011/0244404 A1
patent application
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Photoresist Processing Methods
A photoresist processing method includes treating a substrate with a sulfur-containing substance. A positive-tone photoresist is applied on and in contact with the treated substrate. The method includes...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 524 |
US 2011/0242915 A1
patent application
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Method and apparatus for reducing oscillation in synchronous circuits
Control signal oscillation filtering circuits, delay locked loops, clock synchronization methods and devices and systems incorporating the control signal oscillation filtering circuits are described. An...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 525 |
US 2011/0242900 A1
patent application
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Memory cell sensing devices and methods
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for sensing memory cells. One or more embodiments include providing an output of a first counter to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). An output...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 526 |
US 2011/0240596 A1
patent application
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Methods Using Block Co-Polymer Self-Assembly for Sub-Lithographic Patterning
Block copolymers can be self-assembled and used in methods as described herein for sub-lithographic patterning, for example. The block copolymers can be diblock copolymers, triblock copolymers, multiblock...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 527 |
US 2011/0242901 A1
patent application
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Lifetime markers for memory devices
The present disclosure includes lifetime markers for memory devices. One or more embodiments include determining a read disturb value, a quantity of erase pulses, and/or a quantity of soft program pulses...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 528 |
US 2011/0242925 A1
patent application
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Reduction of fusible links and associated circuitry on memory dies
The number of fusible links and other circuit components required to provide memory cell redundancy are reduced by sharing physical memory locations among address banks that store memory addresses. Non-trial...
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06-Oct-2011 |
| 529 |
US 8030217 B2
patent document
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Simplified pitch doubling process flow
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises patterning a layer of photoresist material to form a plurality of mandrels. The method further comprises depositing an oxide material over the plurality...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 530 |
US 8030780 B2
patent document
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Semiconductor substrates with unitary vias and via terminals, and associated systems and methods
Semiconductor substrates with unitary vias and via terminals, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes forming a blind via in...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 531 |
US 8032694 B2
patent document
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Direct logical block addressing flash memory mass storage architecture
A nonvolatile semiconductor mass storage system and architecture can be substituted for a rotating hard disk. The system and architecture avoid an erase cycle each time information stored in the mass storage is...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 532 |
US 8030156 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming DRAM arrays
Methods of etching into silicon oxide-containing material with an etching ambient having at least 75 volume percent helium. The etching ambient may also include carbon monoxide, O2 and one or more...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 533 |
US 8030952 B2
patent document
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Power sink for IC temperature control
The use of a power sink function in IC testing results in a simple and rapid method for testing ICs, and assembled modules, at elevated temperature profiles without the use of environmental ovens. Testing IC...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 534 |
US 8030170 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming isolation structures, and methods of forming nonvolatile memory
Some embodiments include methods of forming isolation structures. A trench may be formed to extend into a semiconductor material. Polysilazane may be formed within the trench, and then exposed to steam. A...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 535 |
US 8032804 B2
patent document
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Systems and methods for monitoring a memory system
Systems and methods are disclosed herein, including those that operate to monitor a first set of operational parameters associated with a memory vault, to adjust a second set of operational parameters...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 536 |
US 8031529 B2
patent document
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Memory cell threshold voltage drift estimation methods and apparatus
Methods of operating memory devices include determining a threshold voltage drift of two or more reference memory cells of the memory device programmed to only a subset of data states of the memory device and,...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 537 |
US 8031518 B2
patent document
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Methods, structures, and devices for reducing operational energy in phase change memory
Methods of forming and operating phase change memory devices include adjusting an activation energy barrier between a metastable phase and a stable phase of a phase change material in a memory cell. In some...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 538 |
US 8030748 B2
patent document
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Microelectronic device packages, stacked microelectronic device packages, and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices
A stackable microelectronic package includes a first microelectronic die attached to and electrically connecting with a first substrate. A second microelectronic die is attached to the first die on one side,...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 539 |
US 8032350 B2
patent document
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Techniques for generating and simulating a simulatable vector having amplitude noise and/or timing jitter added thereto
Methods for generating realistic waveform vectors with controllable amplitude noise and timing jitter, simulatable in a computer-based simulation environment are disclosed. In one implementation, a transition...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 540 |
US 8030168 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming DRAM memory cells
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 541 |
US 8030751 B2
patent document
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Board-on-chip type substrates with conductive traces in multiple planes and semiconductor device packages including such substrates
A method for fabricating a chip-scale board-on-chip substrate, or redistribution element, includes forming conductive planes on opposite sides of a substrate. A first of the conductive planes includes two sets...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 542 |
US 8029947 B2
patent document
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Systems and methods for implementing and manufacturing reticles for use in photolithography tools
Methods, systems, and tool sets involving reticles and photolithography processing. Several embodiments of the invention are directed toward obtaining qualitative data from within the pattern area of a reticle...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 543 |
US 8030211 B2
patent document
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Methods for forming bit line contacts and bit lines during the formation of a semiconductor device
A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises forming first and second bit lines at different levels. Forming the bit lines at different levels increases processing latitude, particularly the spacing...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 544 |
US 8031249 B2
patent document
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Missing pixel architecture
An active pixel sensor (APS) comprises a regular repeating pattern of geometrically similar pixel regions, active pixels of which have photodiodes formed therein. A remainder of the geometrically similar...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 545 |
US 8032778 B2
patent document
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Clock distribution apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed that operate to adjust power received by a clock distribution network at least partially based on operating conditions of an integrated circuit. Additional...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 546 |
US 8029858 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming material on a substrate, and a method of forming a field effect transistor gate oxide on a substrate
The invention includes methods of forming material on a substrate and methods of forming a field effect transistor gate oxide. In one implementation, a first species monolayer is chemisorbed onto a substrate...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 547 |
US 8030218 B2
patent document
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Method for selectively modifying spacing between pitch multiplied structures
Methods for circuit material processing are provided. In at least one such method, a substrate is provided with a plurality of overlying spacers. The spacers have substantially straight inner sidewalls and...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 548 |
US 8030636 B2
patent document
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Enhanced memory density resistance variable memory cells, arrays, devices and systems including the same, and methods of fabrication
A resistance variable memory cell and method of forming the same. The memory cell includes a first electrode and at least one layer of resistance variable material in contact with the first electrode. A first,...
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04-Oct-2011 |
| 549 |
US 2011/0235450 A1
patent application
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Current mode sense amplifier with passive load
Memories, current mode sense amplifiers, and methods for operating the same are disclosed, including a current mode sense amplifier including cross-coupled p-channel transistors and a load circuit coupled to...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 550 |
US 2011/0237081 A1
patent application
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Methods of Forming Memory; and Methods of Forming Vertical Structures
Some embodiments include methods of forming memory. A series of photoresist features may be formed over a gate stack, and a placeholder may be formed at an end of said series. The placeholder may be spaced from...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 551 |
US 2011/0239061 A1
patent application
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Systems and methods for retrieving data
Apparatus and methods, such as those that read data from non-volatile integrated circuit memory devices, such as NAND flash. For example, disclosed techniques can be embodied in a device driver of an operating...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 552 |
US 2011/0236568 A1
patent application
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Memory cell having nonmagnetic filament contact and methods of operating and fabricating the same
A magnetic cell structure including a nonmagnetic filament contact, and methods of fabricating the structure are provided. The magnetic cell structure includes a free layer, a pinned layer, an insulative layer...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 553 |
US 2011/0233581 A1
patent application
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Solid state lighting devices with cellular arrays and associated methods of manufacturing
Solid state lighting (“SSL”) devices with cellular arrays and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode includes a semiconductor material having a first...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 554 |
US 2011/0233705 A1
patent application
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Wafer processing
Methods, devices, and systems for wafer processing are described herein. One method of wafer processing includes modifying a peripheral edge of a wafer to create a number of edge surfaces substantially...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 555 |
US 2011/0239093 A1
patent application
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Fault-tolerant non-volatile integrated circuit memory
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those that store data in a plurality of non-volatile integrated circuit memory devices, such as NAND flash, with convolutional encoding. A relatively high code rate...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 556 |
US 2011/0235306 A1
patent application
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Multi-lens solid state lighting devices
Solid state lighting (SSL) devices including a plurality of SSL emitters and methods for manufacturing SSL devices are disclosed. Several embodiments of SSL devices in accordance with the technology include a...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 557 |
US 2011/0233740 A1
patent application
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Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices
Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for forming a microelectronic device includes attaching a...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 558 |
US 2011/0233734 A1
patent application
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Methods of Forming One or More Covered Voids in a Semiconductor Substrate, Methods of Forming Field Effect Transistors, Methods of Forming Semiconductor-On-Insulator Substrates, Methods of Forming a Span Comprising Silicon Dioxide, Methods of Cooling Semiconductor Devices, Methods of Forming Electromagnetic Radiation Emitters and Conduits, Methods of Forming Imager Systems, Methods of Forming Nanofluidic Channels, Fluorimetry Methods, and Integrated Circuitry
Some embodiments include methods of forming voids within semiconductor constructions. In some embodiments the voids may be utilized as microstructures for distributing coolant, for guiding electromagnetic...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 559 |
US 2011/0237042 A1
patent application
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Methods Utilizing Microwave Radiation During Formation Of Semiconductor Constructions
Some embodiments include methods in which microwave radiation is used to activate dopant and/or increase crystallinity of semiconductor material during formation of a semiconductor construction. In some...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 560 |
US 2011/0233745 A1
patent application
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Integrated Circuit Packages
Some embodiments include methods of assembling integrated circuit packages in which at least two different conductive layers are formed over a bond pad region of a semiconductor die, and in which a conductive...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 561 |
US 2011/0235455 A1
patent application
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Voltage regulators, amplifiers, memory devices and methods
Circuits, devices and methods are provided, such as an amplifier (e.g., a voltage regulator) that includes a feedback circuit that supplies negative feedback through a feedback path. One such feedback path...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 562 |
US 2011/0235418 A1
patent application
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Determining memory page status
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for operating semiconductor memory. One method embodiment includes determining a status of a page of memory cells without using...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 563 |
US 2011/0232515 A1
patent application
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Methods of forming a stamp, a stamp and a patterning system
A method of patterning a substrate is disclosed. An ink material is chemisorbed to at least one region of a stamp and the chemisorbed ink material is transferred to a receptor substrate. The ink material has...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 564 |
US 2011/0233671 A1
patent application
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Threshold voltage adjustment of a transistor
A threshold voltage adjusted long-channel transistor fabricated according to short-channel transistor processes is described. The threshold-adjusted transistor includes a substrate with spaced-apart source and...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 565 |
US 2011/0235433 A1
patent application
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Verifying an erase threshold in a memory device
In one or more embodiments, a memory device is disclosed as having an erase verify operation that includes a negative bias on the p-well in which the memory cell or cells being erased are formed. After an erase...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 566 |
US 2011/0235422 A1
patent application
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Apparatus having a string of memory cells
Apparatus having a string of memory cells are useful in semiconductor memory. Some apparatus have circuitry configured to program memory cells of the string in a particular sequence. Some apparatus have...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 567 |
US 2011/0233641 A1
patent application
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Non-volatile memory cell devices and methods
A method of fabricating a memory cell including forming nanodots over a first dielectric layer and forming an intergate dielectric layer over the nanodots, where the intergate dielectric layer encases the...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 568 |
US 2011/0234257 A1
patent application
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Output driver robust to data dependent noise
Techniques for controlling a driver to reduce data dependent noise, such as simultaneous switching effects and cross-talk effects. A plurality of drivers may each receive a data segment to transmit and a...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 569 |
US 2011/0237029 A1
patent application
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Circuit and method for interconnecting stacked integrated circuit dies
Signals are routed to and from identical stacked integrated circuit dies by selectively coupling first and second bonding pads on each of the dies to respective circuits fabricated on the dies through...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 570 |
US 2011/0233777 A1
patent application
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Through-wafer interconnects for photoimager and memory wafers
A through-wafer interconnect for imager, memory and other integrated circuit applications is disclosed, thereby eliminating the need for wire bonding, making devices incorporating such interconnects stackable...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 571 |
US 2011/0233686 A1
patent application
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Interconnecting bit lines in memory devices for multiplexing
An embodiment of a memory device has a plurality of conductive plugs formed on a semiconductor substrate and a pair of successively adjacent first and second bit lines overlying and in contact with each of the...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 572 |
US 2011/0234324 A1
patent application
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System and method for reducing lock time in a phase-locked loop
Increasing loop gain is a common practice for reducing lock time of phase locked loops. Very high loop gains, however, often result in increasing the lock time or causing loop instability. For very high loop...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 573 |
US 2011/0233774 A1
patent application
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Electronic devices formed of two or more substrates connected together, electronic systems comprising electronic devices, and methods of forming electronic devices
Electronic devices comprise a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate comprises circuitry including a plurality of conductive traces at least substantially parallel to each other through at...
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29-Sep-2011 |
| 574 |
US 8026579 B2
patent document
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Silicon pillars for vertical transistors
In order to form a more stable silicon pillar which can be used for the formation of vertical transistors in DRAM cells, a multi-step masking process is used. In a preferred embodiment, an oxide layer and a...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 575 |
US 8027187 B2
patent document
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Memory sensing devices, methods, and systems
The present disclosure includes devices, methods, and systems for sensing memory, such as resistance variable memory, among other types of memory. One or more embodiments can include a method for generating...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 576 |
US 8026501 B2
patent document
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Method of removing or deposting material on a surface including material selected to decorate a particle on the surface for imaging
A method that may be applied to imaging and identifying defects and contamination on the surface of an integrated circuit is described. An energetic beam, such as an electron beam, may be directed at a selected...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 577 |
US 8026148 B2
patent document
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Methods of utilizing silicon dioxide-containing masking structures
Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 578 |
US 8026180 B2
patent document
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Methods of modifying oxide spacers
Methods for reducing line roughness of spacers and other features utilizing a non-plasma and non-wet etch fluoride processing technology are provided. Embodiments of the methods can be used for spacer or line...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 579 |
US 8026966 B2
patent document
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Method, apparatus and system providing a storage gate pixel with high dynamic range
A method, apparatus and system are described providing a high dynamic range pixel. An integration period has multiple sub-integration periods during which charges are accumulated in a photosensor and repeatedly...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 580 |
US 8026747 B2
patent document
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Apparatus and method for multi-phase clock generation
An apparatus and method for multi-phase clock generation are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a module generating first and second intermediate signals delayed from first edges of a clock...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 581 |
US 8026967 B2
patent document
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Rolling shutter for prevention of blooming
A rolling shutter technique for a pixel array is described in which multiple rows of the array are hard reset as the shutter moves down the array. As the rolling shutter progresses down the array, each row is...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 582 |
US 8026542 B2
patent document
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Low resistance peripheral local interconnect contacts with selective wet strip of titanium
Methods for forming memory devices and integrated circuitry, for example, DRAM circuitry, structures and devices resulting from such methods, and systems that incorporate the devices are provided.
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 583 |
US 8026740 B2
patent document
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Multi-level signaling for low power, short channel applications
Apparatus are disclosed, such as those involving a transmitter circuit that is configured to generate multi-level signals based on a plurality of data digits. One such transmitter circuit includes a signal...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 584 |
US 8025809 B2
patent document
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Polishing methods
A chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) method includes applying a solid abrasive material to a substrate, polishing the substrate, flocculating at least a portion of the abrasive material, and removing at least...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 585 |
US 8026161 B2
patent document
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Highly reliable amorphous high-K gate oxide ZrO2
A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Also shown is a gate oxide with a...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 586 |
US 8026750 B2
patent document
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Delay locked loop circuit and method
Delay locked loop circuits and methods are disclosed. In the embodiments, a delay locked loop may include a phase detector to detect a phase difference between a clock signal and a reference clock signal, and a...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 587 |
US 8026702 B2
patent document
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Voltage regulator system
The present disclosure includes circuits, systems and methods for regulating voltage. One voltage regulator system embodiment includes a voltage regulator having an output and a number of stages coupled in...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 588 |
US 8027200 B2
patent document
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Reduction of quick charge loss effect in a memory device
Methods for reducing quick charge loss effects, methods for programming, memory devices, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. In one such method, a programming pulse is applied to the word line to...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 589 |
US 8028198 B2
patent document
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Devices, methods, and apparatuses for detection, sensing, and reporting functionality for semiconductor memory
Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for a memory device. In one embodiment, a memory device is disclosed that may include a command error module operably coupled to a mode register, a command input,...
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27-Sep-2011 |
| 590 |
US 2011/0229804 A1
patent application
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Microlithography masks including image reversal assist features, microlithography systems including such masks, and methods of forming such masks
Microlithography masks are disclosed, such as those that include one or more image reversal assist features disposed between at least two primary mask features. The one or more image reversal assist features...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 591 |
US 2011/0227108 A1
patent application
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Light emitting diodes with enhanced thermal sinking and associated methods of operation
Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of thermal sinking are described below. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) device includes a heat sink, an LED die thermally coupled to the heat...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 592 |
US 2011/0228617 A1
patent application
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Techniques for reducing a voltage swing
Techniques for reducing a voltage swing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for reducing a voltage swing comprising: a plurality of dynamic...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 593 |
US 2011/0228607 A1
patent application
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Adjusting program and erase voltages in a memory device
A system and apparatus for adjusting threshold program and erase voltages in a memory array, such as a floating gate memory array, for example. One such method includes applying a first voltage level to a first...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 594 |
US 2011/0227106 A1
patent application
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Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes
Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode (LED) comprises applying a first light...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 595 |
US 2011/0231143 A1
patent application
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System and method for controlling timing of output signals
The timing of output signals can be controlled by coupling a digital signal through a signal distribution tree having a plurality of branches extending from an input node to respective clock inputs of a...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 596 |
US 2011/0227142 A1
patent application
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Fortification of charge-storing material in high-k dielectric environments and resulting appratuses
Memories, systems, and methods for forming memory cells are disclosed. One such memory cell includes a charge storage node that includes nanodots over a tunnel dielectric and a protective film over the...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 597 |
US 2011/0230007 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor fabrication method and system
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes attaching a carrier to a substrate including a via to form a pressurized sealed cavity between the carrier...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 598 |
US 2011/0226589 A1
patent application
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Mechanic extractor of dry grains stored in silage bag with discharge accelerator
An extracting machine has a transverse roll that rolls a silage bag up as grains stored therein are extracted, to be discharged to a hopper truck. An extracting head placed in the interior of the bag has a...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 599 |
US 2011/0227887 A1
patent application
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Adjustment of liquid crystal display voltage
Drive voltages of a liquid crystal display are adjusted based on one or more environmental conditions. The pixel drive voltages may be adjusted based on temperature. A pixel voltage may be varied such that it...
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22-Sep-2011 |
| 600 |
US 2011/0230033 A1
patent application
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Fabrication of finned memory arrays
Methods and apparatus are provided. For an embodiment, a plurality fins is formed in a substrate so that the fins protrude from a substrate. After the plurality fins is formed, the fins are isotropically etched...
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22-Sep-2011 |